Hong Kong lays non-stop investment pipeline across MENA
The Special Chinese Administrative Region expands trade offices and investment network as Gulf capital, listings and Asia-MENA commerce gain momentum...
Category : Markets
IF Insights: Shein finally lists, and Hong Kong marks it down
While the fast fashion giant raised USD 1.74 billion at a quarter of its old valuation, the tepid reception says more about the end of duty-free parcels...
IF Insights: Global bond rout deepens as war, debt and AI collide
Borrowing costs from Tokyo to London have hit highs not seen in decades. The pressure is now leaking into equities, housing and emerging markets...
UAE debt market hits USD 320 billion as dollar issuance surges 40%
The market expanded despite regional volatility, with Emirati banks and companies turning increasingly to international bond and sukuk markets...
US borrowing costs rise as attempts to ease rates prove short-lived
Treasury yields rebound despite increased bond buybacks as investors focus on inflation, record debt and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s rate path...
Will the AI boom face a market correction? ECB report warns of risks
European households have about 440 billion euro of exposure to US technology stocks, raising financial stability risks if AI-driven optimism reverses...
Alphabet eyes maiden Australian-dollar bond amid SpaceX, Berkshire gains
Alphabet's heightened market movements come amid its global peers increasingly moving towards capital markets to fund their massive AI spending...
Wall Street bets USD 500 billion on Nvidia’s AI boom as Big Tech faces debt concerns
NVIDIA has struck partnerships with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to create "compute financing platforms" to fund AI boom...
IF Insights: The real story behind Hong Kong’s piping-hot IPO machine
A record pipeline, a rewritten rulebook and Shein's arrival have turned the Hong Kong back into Asia's default listing venue...
SpaceX clears the revenue bar, then trips over its own AI bill
The rocket maker's first quarterly report as a listed company showed a business growing at remarkable speed, with a pinch of reality check for investors...